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title: vegan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vegan» in the school dictionary: A vegan is a person who does not eat or use anything that comes from animals: no meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs or honey, and often no leather or wool. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vegan

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**Who acts:** vegan, person, aunt, café, Vegans, We · **What happens:** be, not eat, use, come, mean, contain · **To what, where:** person, anything, animal products, vegan, cake vegan, vegan options

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«vegan» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [vegan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vegan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vegan is a person who does not eat or use anything that comes from animals: no meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs or honey, and often no leather or wool.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:m1:1
# text = A vegan is a person who does not eat or use anything that comes from animals: no meat, fish, milk, cheese, eggs or honey, and often no leather or wool.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vegan	vegan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	honey	honey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
32	often	often	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
33	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	34	det	_	_
34	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
35	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vegan | a person and no leather or wool |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | a person and no leather or wool |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | infinitive | a person and no leather or wool *not said here* | anything |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Patient |
| 4 | **come** | present |  |  |  |  |  | from animals  no meat and fish and milk and cheese and eggs or honey | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from animal=Initial\_Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vegan (adjective) means containing no animal products: «vegan food», «a vegan cake».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:m2:1
# text = Vegan (adjective) means containing no animal products: «vegan food», «a vegan cake».
1	Vegan	vegan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	products	product	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	vegan	vegan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	vegan	vegan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Vegan |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **contain** *not said to happen* | gerund | Vegan *not said here* | no animal products |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot product=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is a vegan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:x1:1
# text = My aunt is a vegan.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vegan	vegan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt | a vegan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is this cake vegan?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:x2:1
# text = Is this cake vegan?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	vegan	vegan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | this cake vegan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The café has vegan options.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:x3:1
# text = The café has vegan options.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	vegan	vegan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	options	option	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the café | vegan options |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent option=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vegans don't eat eggs or cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:x4:1
# text = Vegans don't eat eggs or cheese.
1	Vegans	vegan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | Vegans | eggs or cheese |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a vegan curry with chickpeas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:x5:1
# text = We made a vegan curry with chickpeas.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	vegan	vegan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	curry	curry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	chickpeas	chickpea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a vegan curry |  |  |  | with chickpeas | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curry=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He went vegan last year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:x6:1
# text = He went vegan last year.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	vegan	vegan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He |  |  |  | year |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oat milk is a vegan drink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vegan:x7:1
# text = Oat milk is a vegan drink.
1	Oat	oat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	vegan	vegan	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Oat milk | a vegan drink |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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